About Us

Welcome to JGO:
The Jewish Grad Organization!

We are the national movement for Jewish graduate students and alumni. Our mission is to foster Jewish community on grad school campuses and to cultivate Jewish identity and leadership among young adults at this critical life stage.

Since 2011, our boutique nonprofit has built a network of grassroots Jewish affinity clubs at over 150 graduate campuses across North America, impacting 10,000 unique students a year through more than 650 annual programs. We have empowered a generation of young Jewish leaders and touched the lives of more than 40,000 individuals.

Please join us as we build community, inspire growth and connection, and shape the future of the Jewish People.

Our Team

Rebecca Neckritz
Rebecca Neckritz
National Engagement Coordinator
Amaya Phillips
Amaya Phillips
Special Project Liaison
Rabbi Matt Rosenberg
Rabbi Matt Rosenberg
COO
Hunter Gold
Hunter Gold
Chief Financial Officer
Naama Koreh
Naama Koreh
Donor Relationship Management
Malkie Friedman
Malkie Friedman
Program Director
Carly Sheinfeld
Carly Sheinfeld
Administrator
Jenna Silverman
Jenna Silverman
Executive Assistant
Becca Newman
Becca Newman
Director of Community Engagement
Hannah Rosenberg
Hannah Rosenberg
Research Administrator
Jordana Lebowitz
Jordana Lebowitz
LA Engagement Coordinator
Mattie Feder
Mattie Feder
Lead Management and Database Coordinator
Pam Sorani
Pam Sorani
Research Analyst
Khiya Connolly-Sisk
Khiya Connolly-Sisk
Chicago Engagement Coordinator
Rebecca Jesin
Rebecca Jesin
Chief of Staff
Rabbi Dave Sorani
Rabbi Dave Sorani
CEO
Elisabeth Grossman
Elisabeth Grossman
Logistics and Administrative Coordinator
Jamie Kleinman
Jamie Kleinman
Director of Executive Leadership
Shana Furman
Shana Furman
Admin and HR
Alona Shaked
Alona Shaked
Director of Advocacy
Rebecca Brossy
Rebecca Brossy
Special Projects Coordinator
Alexandra Malve
Alexandra Malve
Talent Acquisition

Executive Advisory Board

Jane Angel
Jonathan Anschell
‍Joe Asher
‍Philip Barach
‍Bob Beitcher
Jeff Berman
‍Ben Brandler
Larry Braun
Robert Cohen
‍Curtis Chambers
Scott Cohen
Scott Cooper
‍Brian Davidoff
Philip de Toledo
Jeff Epstein
Andrea Feinberg
David Feinberg
Ken Firtel
Jake Flomenberg
John Frank
‍*James B. Freedman
‍Joel Fried
Andrew Friedman
Amy Friedlander Hoffman
‍Mark Friedman
‍Scott Friedman
Neil Garfinkel
‍Doug Goldman
Steve Green
‍Sherry Gunther
Jeri J. Harman
‍Stacy Harrison
‍Andrew Hauptman
Jon Hirshberg
Zachary Hoffman
David Hornik
‍Stephen Kaplan
Ilene Kobert
‍Tyler Korff
‍Michael Kraus
Ethan Kurzweil
‍Estela Wolf Levin
Glen Lewy
Stewart Lynn
Jamie McCourt
‍Laurence Midler
‍Adam Miller
Steve Miller
‍Dave Mirsky
‍Steven Nichols
‍Shelby Notkin
Larry Platt
AJ Prager
‍Adam Reich
‍Steve Robinson
‍Alexandra Rosen
Kate Rubenstein
‍Yoni Saban
‍Ted Samuels
‍Scott Sandler
Dave Saxe
Steve Segall
‍Neal Schore
‍Jeff Schwartz
‍James Segil
Orrin Shifrin
‍Brian Singer
‍Gary Singer
Mike Singer
‍Jonathan Skogmo
‍Michael Sorochinsky
‍Howard Stern
Josh Ufberg
‍John Usdan
Andrea Wainer
Ben Walter
Brian Weinstein
‍Rabbi Dave Sorani
* Chairman of the Board